"Things like water and sewage systems require states in a large-scale society, but states are also a good mechanism for dealing with health care, education, public transportation, and infrastructure."

“I daydreamed for motivation. I didn't lie to myself and talk about my passions and how if I was passionate enough about something I could be successful at it.”

“When you see a black guy on TV, he's always a thug or always portrayed as someone that's in trouble. It spreads the message to everyone else that that's who we are. People often don't try to understand black men as a whole. We're creative, strong and influential.”

Source : "Meet Being Mary Jane's 'Cutty Buddy,' Thomas Q. Jones". Interview with Demetria Lucas D'Oyley, www.theroot.com. February 24, 2015.

“Motivation is temporary. Inspiration is permanent.”

“Language is a signifier - it points to something. But those somethings change sometimes. Where the line comes down is that change is not in the dictionary first, it's not: change the signifier and the signified will go away.”

Source : Source: www.macleans.ca

“Happiness is composed of misfortunes avoided.”

“There is no greater joy in life than the joy of creating something.”

“Any commander who fails to exceed his authority is not of much use to his subordinates.”

“I mean, the Constitution of this country was written 200 years ago. The house I was living in in Madrid is 350 years old! America is still a project, and you guys are working on it and bringing new things to it every day. That is beautiful to watch.”